H.B. No. 0236

Omnibus water bill-planning.

 

Sponsored By:        Select Water Committee

 

AN ACT relating to water development projects; authorizing specified Level I and Level II studies and providing appropriations; requiring reports; providing for reversion of unexpended funds; authorizing unobligated funds to be used to complete other designated project studies under certain conditions; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/16/2007   Bill Number Assigned

1/17/2007   H Received for Introduction

1/18/2007   H Introduced and Referred to H05

1/23/2007   H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Brechtel, Diercks, Edmonds, Samuelson, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/23/2007   H Placed on General File

 

HB0236HS001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 1-line 11          After "5" insert "and 6 by creating a new part II".

Page 5-After line 47    Insert:

"Section 6.  Part II

LEVEL I FEASIBILITY STUDY – MITIGATION NORTH PLATTE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

(a)  There is appropriated one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the budget reserve account to the Wyoming water development office to be expended to conduct feasibility studies specified in this section.  Notwithstanding W.S. 9-4-207(a), funds appropriated under this section that are not encumbered or obligated prior to June 30, 2008, shall not revert to the general fund, but shall be used by the office to complete the studies authorized under this section.  Level I feasibility funds appropriated under this section shall be used as follows:

(i)  To develop a five (5) year plan to mitigate surface/drain water and groundwater replacement requirements required of the state of Wyoming as defined in the modified North Platte River Decree in an area bounded by Whalen Diversion Dam on the west, the Fort Laramie Canal on the South, the Interstate Canal on the North and the Wyoming-Nebraska state line on the east;

(ii)  To explore and facilitate the creation of an irrigation district as an alternative for purchasing or otherwise acquiring replacement water as described in paragraph (a)(i) of this section;

(iii)  To explore the potential and determine the feasibility of changing points of diversion of the North Platte River and its tributaries to mitigate the state of Wyoming's water replacement obligations as described in modified North Platte decree and paragraph(a)(i) of this section;

(iv)  To locate and determine the feasibility of development of non-hydrological sources to mitigate the state of Wyoming's water replacement obligations described by the modified North Platte River decree and by paragraph (a)(i) of this section.

(b)  The office shall report its findings to the select water committee prior to November 1, 2007.

(c)  Any balance of funds remaining after completion of the level I feasibility study may be used for the acquisition of replacement water as described in paragraph(a)(i) of this section.

(d)  As used in this section, "modified North Platte River decree" means the North Platte River decree approved by the United States Supreme Court in Nebraska v. Wyoming, 534 U.S. 40 (2001).".  SAMUELSON, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0236HW001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 5-After line 47    In the standing committee amendment (HB0236HS001/A) to this line delete the following:

"(iii)  To explore the potential and determine the feasibility of changing points of diversion of the North Platte River and its tributaries to mitigate the state of Wyoming's water replacement obligations as described in modified North Platte decree and paragraph(a)(i) of this section;

(c)  Any balance of funds remaining after completion of the level I feasibility study may be used for the acquisition of replacement water as described in paragraph(a)(i) of this section.".

Renumber as necessary.  STEWARD

 

1/25/2007   H Passed CoW

 

HB0236H2001/ADOPTED

Page 5-After line 47    In the standing committee amendment (HB0236HS001/A) to this line, in subsection (a)(intro) delete "the budget reserve account" insert "water development account I".  PHILP

 

1/26/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/29/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Alden and Miller

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/31/2007   S Received for Introduction

1/31/2007   S Introduced and Referred to S05

2/2/2007    S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Cooper, Geis, Johnson, Perkins and Vasey

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/2/2007    S Placed on General File

 

HB0236SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 6-after line 32    Insert and renumber:

"(c)  Any balance of funds remaining after completion of the level I feasibility study may be used for the acquisition of replacement water as described in paragraph(a)(i) of this section.".

Page 6-line 34          Delete "(c)" insert "(d)".  GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

2/7/2007    S Passed CoW

2/8/2007    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/9/2007    S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Barrasso, Peck and Townsend

Ayes 27    Nays 0    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/9/2007    H Received for Concurrence

2/12/2007   H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Teeters

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 1    Nays 59    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2007   H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s)  Semlek, Diercks and Teeters

2/12/2007   S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s)  Geis, Cooper and Vasey

 

2/15/2007   H Adopted HB0236JC01 and Recedes from Nonconcurrence

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Gentile, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Teeters, Thompson, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Berger, Blake, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Iekel, Millin, Steward, Throne, Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 51  Nays 9  Excused 0  Absent 0  Conflict 0

 

HB0236JC01/A      ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2-4, the House recedes from its non-concurrence and adopts the following Senate amendment:

HB0236SS001/AE

SEMLEK, DIERCKS, TEETERS, GEIS, COOPER, VASEY

 

2/15/2007   Assigned Number HEA No. 0052

2/20/2007   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0052

2/20/2007   S President Signed HEA No. 0052

2/21/2007   Governor Signed HEA No. 0052

2/21/2007   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0085  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.